The warning comes as the country reels from the news that nine children have already died with Strep A bacterial infections across the UK.
Strep A infections are normally mild but people can become seriously ill. Illnesses caused by the Group A strep bacteria include the skin infection impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat. There has been a big leap in the number of scarlet fever cases.
There were 851 cases reported in the week November 14 to 20, compared to an average of 186 for the same timeframe in previous years.
According to the NHS scarlet fever is a contagious infection which mostly affects young children. Fortunately, it is easily treated with antibiotics.
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